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Actress on the Rise: Joey King Takes on ‘Wish I Was Here’

Joey King will star alongside Scrubs star Zach Braff in Wish I Was Here, in theaters July 18. | Wish I Was Here/Facebook
Joey King will star alongside Scrubs star Zach Braff in Wish I Was Here, in theaters July 18. | Wish I Was Here/Facebook

Joey King has already done quite a lot in her short acting career. The young actress has appeared in 34 commercials, 11 television shows and 14 films as well as provided her voice for several animated characters. Still going strong, King is set to star in the new television series Fargo on FX and in Zach Braff’s new film Wish I Was Here.

At the age of four, King starred in her first commercial for Life Cereal. In 2006, she starred in her first film Grace, which inspired her to pursue acting after a scene where she had to pretend to drown in the ocean. Her features in popular television shows such as The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, Entourage, Medium, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Ghost Whisperer paved the way for her lead role as

where he manages to hold influence over the population. King will star in 10 episodes as the character Greta Grimly. Joey King has accomplished much

already and this young actress has not even turned 15 yet.

Sammi Brennan can be reached at samantha.brennan@spartans.ut.edu

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